A 57-year-old woman with COPD has received the world's first fully robotic double lung transplant. The breakthrough surgery ...

NYU Langone performs the world’s first fully robotic double lung transplant, marking a breakthrough in minimally invasive ...

In October, a surgical team at NYU Langone Health performed a fully robotic double lung transplant, marking another global first at the New York City-based health system. Five notes: Cheryl Mehrkar, a ...

A surgical team at NYU Langone Health has performed the first fully robotic double lung transplant in the world.

NYU Langone’s Dr. Stephanie Chang opens up to PEOPLE about performing the breakthrough procedure on 57-year-old Cheryl ...

Prolific director David Lynch has been outspoken about how decades of smoking led to a emphysema diagnosis. Lynch rose to ...

and Lung Transplantation at Medanta Hospital, Dr. Arvind Kumar. Dr Kumar further stated that they are dealing with more cases ...

50 – 80 years of age Have a 20 pack-year history of smoking (1 pack a day for 20 years or 2 packs a day for 10 years) Are a current smoker or have quit within the last 15 years If you meet the ...

Lung cancer is one of the deadliest cancers and primarily caused by smoking. According to various studies, quitting smoking may reduce the risk of developing cancer by 30–50%. Another modifiable ...

Lung transplant surgery is performed to remove a diseased lung and replace it with a healthy lung from an organ donor. This transplant surgery can be done for one or both lungs. People of all ages can ...

Early-stage lung cancer usually refers to stages 1, 2, and 3A non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) as well as limited-stage small cell lung cancer (SCLC). You may have no symptoms in these early stages ...

Scientists have, for the first time, mapped how stem cells behave decades after transplantation, uncovering how donor age affects transplant success. This groundbreaking study reveals that younger ...